Did you see shocker rocker/gun advocate Ted Nugent attending President Obamas State of the Union address? At first reporters had a hard time finding him, but eventually the cameras discovered the Motor City Madman high in the House gallery, sitting quietly in the crowd, with his hat off, wearing non-camouflage clothing. He looked out of place, like a cowboy at a piano recital. He also looked bored.

My favorite part was when I couldnt hear clearly, said Mr. Nugent to reporters after the address. Then, I didnt get angry.

But Ted Nugents Excellent Washington Adventure was not an exercise in restraint. If nothing else, the Nuge fulfilled expectations from both left and right that hed rhetorically bludgeon Mr. Obamas gun proposals.

My reaction? Im not allowed to do that because Im supposed to keep my pants on, he told CBS News after the speech. My reaction for the masses? It pains me to honestly give you my reaction. I just dont believe a word the man says. Ive heard this predictable, flowery, feel-good speech of denial before.

Nugent then proceeded to give a fairly typical right-of-the-spectrum view of the gun violence problem. Dangerous criminals need to be kept locked up, he said, and mentally-ill people who exhibit threatening behavior should be kept off the streets," too.

The GOP spends most of its effort being nice to Democrats, while Democrats continue to demonize the GOP to the public. Of course, what’s the public going to believe if the GOP won’t stand up for itself?

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posted on 02/13/2013 10:13:23 AM PST
by Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)

That is an epic display of restraint from ole’ Uncle Ted if I ever saw it. I just bet he was imagining what obama’s head would look like stuffed and mounted over his fireplace. If you were around Detroit in the early 90’s when he had his own radio station there, you could visualize this too.

"If you were around Detroit in the early 90s when he had his own radio station there, you could visualize this too."

I used to love listening to him on the radio...he was both straight talking and entertaining. I get your point, but I doubt if Ted has anything so limp-wristed over the fireplace. Not nearly enough of a challenge.

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posted on 02/13/2013 10:31:27 AM PST
by Mich Patriot
(PITCH BLACK is the new "transparent")

Why rip the GOP?
**************
“When we assumed the soldier we did not lay aside the citizen,” from then-Gen. George Washington’s June 26, 1775, letter to the Provincial Congress is inscribed inside the apse.
Refhttp://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/visitor_information/amphitheater.html
Note: The above quote was a favorite of Col David (Perfumed Princes) Hackworth USA (Ret.) (now deceased)

Its almost like Mr. Rogers with Lawrence Welk music, said Nugent, referring (we think) to the GOP. That cant win anything. The other side is ruthless. Theyre just ruthless.... Maybe thats why Im allergic to ties. I see too many Republicans worried about grooming instead of winning.

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posted on 02/13/2013 10:39:15 AM PST
by Hugin
("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)

Peter Grier doesn't believe that the GOP is worthy of ridicule and scorn?

Even before I left the Republican Party -- the selection of Romney was my last straw -- I found the party worthy of ridicule and scorn: the only way they could be that ineffectual* is if they were (a) complicit, or (b) utterly incompetent.

* When was the last time they really stood for:

Repealing current gun control: NFA and GCA?

Abolishing government agencies?

Actually balancing the budget? (see above)

De-legitimizing government overreach?

Restricting abortion? (Yes, I know about the partial-birth abortion ban -- and while I then thought it was good, I've come to think it nothing more than a scam.)

Reigning in the judicial-abuse of the constitution? (The constitution gives Congress the ability to exclude classes of cases from the USSC; so it could exclude, say, death-penalty cases from them and keep them from ever telling us that we cannot kill traitors, murderers, and rapists.)

And even with all the above the sheer spinelessness of the party, even in standing against something as unpopular as gun-control, is staggering.

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posted on 02/13/2013 11:29:10 AM PST
by OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)

“Nugent then proceeded to give a fairly typical right-of-the-spectrum view of the gun violence problem. Dangerous criminals need to be kept locked up, he said, and mentally-ill people who exhibit threatening behavior should be kept off the streets,” too.”

Yeah, just wild how the truth is so-wacko-far-right-extremist-better-keep-yer-eyes-on-’em.

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